The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-06
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug. s.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers held a picnic at Lake Manen-
ma near this city yesterday. Several
pleasure steamers ply on the waters
OF the lake. One of these with a
party of bathers on board suddenly
sprung leak during violent squall
and sank. The most of the party
were saved, but four persons are still
missing.
| DEATH OF FAMOUS CHARACTER.
JAMESTOWN, n. Y, Aug 5.-Pardaw
Warsley, the "Union spy of the
Shenandoah" died at his home at
Fosterbrook Wednesday, aged 81.
NOT A NINE DAYS WONDER.
SAX Francisco, Aug. 5.-There are
no new developments in the collapse
of the great wheat deal, and the ex-
citement is apparently dying out.
There was no session OF the call
board had this morning but the gen.
eral impression among dealers is that
the exchange will reopen Monday.
All difficulties are being adjusted sat
isfactorily to both sides and there are
no additional failures reported to-
day.
DON'T WANT FRENCH WATERS.
PARIS, Aug. Sit is stated that
the German crown prince, Frederick.
has been advised by his medical at
tendants TO try the waters of Caute-
ras, in France, but that Bismarck
and kaiser William oppose the sug-
gestion.
WANT THEM TO BE CITIZENS.
ST. PErERsBURG, Aug. 5.-The
BourZe Gdsette states that the clause
in the imperial ukase ordering the re-
moysl of all foreigners from their
positions III private commercial
houses is to be suspended until it Is
decided whether such removals will
benefit home industries. The pro-
vincial governors have been instruct
ei 10 nrge all such foreigners to he
come naturaliZed.
AN ENGLISH RAILWAY STRIKE.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The number of
men on the London x Midland rail
way who went out Oh a strike last
night is four Thousand, and the strike
is spreading. All freight traffic on
the road continues to be partially
paralyZed.
EXPELLED FROM GERMANY.
BERLIN, August 5. - Thirty-eight
French railroad employees residing at
Avricourt near the frontier of Ger
many have been expelled from the
country.
SARAH TO EMBRACE THE WORLD.
PARIS, Aug. 5.-Snrah BeTnhardt
will make another tour in 1888 which
will embrace India, Chira. japan,
Australia and America.
ITALY COMES n.
ROME, Aug. 5.-Italy has consented
to join the sugar country conference.
BEN Is CORRECT.
Boston, Aug. 5.-During the recent
convention of colored veterans In this
city il was stated in the discu ;sions
that the first colo-1d troops enlisted
in. the late war came from Massa-
chusetts. Gen. B. T. Butler to-day
publishes letter in which he states |
this is mistake. He asserts that in |
1862, he enlisted three regiments of
colored troops in New Orleans, and
had them in action long before any
other colored soldiers were used else
where. He writes the letter, he says, |
TO correct an error IN history.
NO LONGER FRIENDS.
MILWAUKEE. Aug. "a special to /!
the Rcenir1g Wisconsin, from Barr
bad, Wisconsin, says b. X. Cowl,. u! I,
that city has been indicted by tL-
grand jury at Sitka, Alaska, for per
jury and libel. Cowles made an ali
davit and circulated it widely, charg-
ing governor Swineford with being
guilty OF pocketing the funds apprO-
priated by the government to be en-
ployed in making a proper Alaskan
exhibition at the New Orleans expo
sition; hence the proceedings against
him. Governor Swineford and Cowles
were once warm friends ani consider
able curiosity is manifested az To the
cause of the present bitterness be-
tween them.